# List of ALF episodes

The following is a list of episodes of the American sitcom ALF. Most episode titles derive from those of American and British popular songs.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Rank | Rating |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Rank | Rating |
| 1 | 25 | 25 | September 22, 1986 (1986-09-22) | May 11, 1987 (1987-05-11) | #28 | 16.5 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 | September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) | May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09) | #10 | 18.8 |
| 3 | 24 | 24 | October 3, 1988 (1988-10-03) | May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08) | #13 | 17.7 |
| 4 | 24 | 24 | September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18) | March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24) | #39 | 13.7 |
* ↑ Tied with Hunter
* ↑ Tied with The Wonder Years
* ↑ Tied with Matlock
* ↑ Tied with Family Matters and Jake and the Fatman

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1986–87)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Rating/share (households) |
| 1 | 1 | "A.L.F." | Tom Patchett | Tom Patchett | September 22, 1986 (1986-09-22) | 1001 | 15.6/24 |
| 2 | 2 | "Strangers in the Night" | Peter Bonerz | Paul Fusco & Thad Mumford | September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29) | 1004 | 13.8/21 |
| 3 | 3 | "Looking for Lucky" | Peter Bonerz | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | October 6, 1986 (1986-10-06) | 1006 | 15.1/23 |
| 4 | 4 | "Pennsylvania 6-5000" | Peter Bonerz | Donald Todd | October 13, 1986 (1986-10-13) | 1003 | 14.4/21 |
| 5 | 5 | "Keepin' the Faith" | Peter Bonerz | Laurie Gelman | October 20, 1986 (1986-10-20) | 1008 | 15.6/23 |
| 6 | 6 | "For Your Eyes Only" | Peter Bonerz | Mitzi McCall & Adrienne Armstrong | November 3, 1986 (1986-11-03) | 1005 | 15.5/23 |
| 7 | 7 | "Help Me, Rhonda" | Peter Bonerz and Rick Gough | Tom Patchett & Lloyd Garver | November 10, 1986 (1986-11-10) | 1010 | 15.7/23 |
| 8 | 8 | "Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue?" | Tom Patchett | Jerry Stahl | November 17, 1986 (1986-11-17) | 1011 | 21.5/31 |
| 9 | 9 | "Jump" | Peter Bonerz | Gary Markowitz | November 24, 1986 (1986-11-24) | 1009 | 13.8/20 |
| 10 | 10 | "Baby, You Can Drive My Car" | Nancy Heydorn | Thad Mumford & Laurie Gelman | December 1, 1986 (1986-12-01) | 1013 | 15.1/22 |
| 11 | 11 | "On the Road Again" | Peter Bonerz | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | December 8, 1986 (1986-12-08) | 1002 | 15.9/24 |
| 12 | 12 | "Oh, Tannerbaum" | Rick Gough | Donald Todd | December 22, 1986 (1986-12-22) | 1012 | 15.4/25 |
| 13 | 13 | "Mother and Child Reunion" | Tom Patchett | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | January 12, 1987 (1987-01-12) | 1014 | 18.1/26 |
| 14 | 14 | "A Little Bit of Soap" | Tom Patchett | Laurie Gelman | January 19, 1987 (1987-01-19) | 1015 | 18.4/25 |
| 15 | 15 | "I've Got a New Attitude" | Nancy Heydorn | Thad Mumford | February 2, 1987 (1987-02-02) | 1017 | 15.1/23 |
| 16 | 16 | "Try to Remember" | Tom Patchett | Laurie Gelman, Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson & Donald Todd | February 9, 1987 (1987-02-09) | 1023 | 17.3/25 |
| 16 | 16 | "Try to Remember" | 17 | 17 | "Border Song" | Tom Patchett | Donald Todd | February 16, 1987 (1987-02-16) | 1016 | 18.2/25 |
| 18 | 18 | "Wild Thing" | Nancy Heydorn | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 2, 1987 (1987-03-02) | 1018 | 18.3/27 |
| 19 | 19 | "Going Out of My Head Over You" | Nancy Heydorn | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | March 16, 1987 (1987-03-16) | 1019 | 17.0/25 |
| 20 | 20 | "Lookin' Through the Windows" | Nancy Heydorn | Bob Bendetson | March 23, 1987 (1987-03-23) | 1021 | 17.2/26 |
| 21 | 21 | "It's Not Easy Bein' Green" | Peter Bonerz | Wendy Graf & Lisa Stotsky | March 30, 1987 (1987-03-30) | 1007 | 18.5/26 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Gambler" | Gary Shimokawa | Thad Mumford & Laurie Gelman | April 6, 1987 (1987-04-06) | 1022 | 17.0/26 |
| 23 | 23 | "Weird Science" | Paul Fusco | Paul Fusco | April 13, 1987 (1987-04-13) | 1020 | 17.4/28 |
| 24 | 24 | "La Cucaracha" | Peter Baldwin | Jerry Stahl | May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04) | 1025 | 16.4/26 |
| 25 | 25 | "Come Fly With Me" | Peter Baldwin | Nelson Costello | May 11, 1987 (1987-05-11) | 1024 | 14.1/25 |

### Season 2 (1987–88)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Rating/share (households) |
| 26 | 1 | "Working My Way Back to You" | Nick Havinga | Steve Pepoon | September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) | 2003 | 17.9/29 |
| 27 | 2 | "Somewhere Over the Rerun" "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" | Nick Havinga | Scott Spencer Gorden | September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28) | 2004 | 20.3/32 |
| 28 | 3 | "Take a Look at Me Now" | Gary Shimokawa | Steve Pepoon | October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) | 2006 | 18.5/30 |
| 29 | 4 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Lisa A. Bannick | October 12, 1987 (1987-10-12) | 2010 | 19.9/31 |
| 30 | 5 | "Prime Time" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Lisa A. Bannick | October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19) | 2009 | 17.7/27 |
| 31 | 6 | "Some Enchanted Evening" | Gary Shimokawa | Seth Weisbord | October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26) | 2005 | 18.5/28 |
| 32 | 7 | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Alicia Marie Schudt | November 2, 1987 (1987-11-02) | 2001 | 18.2/27 |
| 33 | 8 | "Something's Wrong With Me" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Pepoon | November 9, 1987 (1987-11-09) | 2011 | 18.9/28 |
| 34 | 9 | "Night Train" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Bob Bendetson | November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16) | 2013 | 19.7/30 |
| 35 | 10 | "Isn't It Romantic?" | Gary Shimokawa | Seth Weisbord | November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23) | 2008 | 18.9/29 |
| 36 | 11 | "Hail to the Chief" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Lisa A. Bannick | December 7, 1987 (1987-12-07) | 2014 | 17.2/26 |
| 37 | 12 | "ALF's Special Christmas" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steven Hollander | December 14, 1987 (1987-12-14) | 2040 | 21.1/31 |
| 37 | 12 | "ALF's Special Christmas" | 38 | 13 | "The Boy Next Door" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Al Jean & Michael Reiss | January 4, 1988 (1988-01-04) | 2015 | 20.4/29 |
| 39 | 14 | "Can I Get a Witness?" | Gary Shimokawa | Nelson Costello | January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11) | 2007 | 19.8/29 |
| 40 | 15 | "We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert" | Nick Havinga | Paul Fusco | January 25, 1988 (1988-01-25) | 2016 | 17.3/25 |
| 41 | 16 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Gary Shimokawa | Lisa Stotsky & Wendy Graf | February 8, 1988 (1988-02-08) | 2019 | 19.2/28 |
| 41 | 16 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Gary Shimokawa | Lisa Stotsky & Wendy Graf | February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15) | 2020 | 18.6/27 |
| 42 | 17 | "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" | Gary Shimokawa | Marjorie Gross | February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22) | 2018 | 18.2/27 |
| 43 | 18 | "You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog" | Gary Shimokawa | Scott Spencer Gorden | February 29, 1988 (1988-02-29) | 2002 | 20.5/32 |
| 44 | 19 | "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" | Gary Shimokawa | Kevin Abbott | March 7, 1988 (1988-03-07) | 2021 | 18.5/29 |
| 45 | 20 | "Movin' Out" | Tony Csiki and Nick Havinga | Alicia Marie Schudt | March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14) | 2022 | 19.1/29 |
| 46 | 21 | "I'm Your Puppet" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Al Jean & Michael Reiss | March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21) | 2012 | 19.3/30 |
| 47 | 22 | "Tequila" | Nick Havinga | Story by : Sandy Gillis Teleplay by : Art Everett | March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28) | 2023 | 19.4/30 |
| 48 | 23 | "We Are Family" | Nick Havinga | Steve Pepoon | May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02) | 2024 | 15.5/27 |
| 49 | 24 | "Varsity Drag" | Gary Shimokawa | Lisa A. Bannick | May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09) | 2017 | 16.3/27 |

### Season 3 (1988–89)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (households) |
| 50 | 1 | "Stop in the Name of Love" | Nick Havinga | Skip Frank & Gwyn Gurian | October 3, 1988 (1988-10-03) | 3001 | 29.6 | 18.3/29 |
| 51 | 2 | "Stairway to Heaven" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Philip Whitehill | October 10, 1988 (1988-10-10) | 3005 | 28.7 | 17.6/27 |
| 52 | 3 | "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | Nick Havinga | Steve Pepoon | October 17, 1988 (1988-10-17) | 3002 | 30.2 | 18.6/30 |
| 53 | 4 | "Tonight, Tonight" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Lisa A. Bannick, Steve Pepoon, Al Jean & Michael Reiss | October 24, 1988 (1988-10-24) | 3006 | 30.2 | 18.5/28 |
| 53 | 4 | "Tonight, Tonight" | 54 | 5 | "Promises, Promises" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Beverly Archer | October 31, 1988 (1988-10-31) | 3004 | 24.2 | 15.1/24 |
| 55 | 6 | "Turkey in the Straw" | Nick Havinga | Tom Patchett & Steve Hollander | November 14, 1988 (1988-11-14) | 3008 | 29.7 | 18.0/2718.0/27 |
| 55 | 6 | "Turkey in the Straw" | Nick Havinga | Tom Patchett & Steve Hollander | November 15, 1988 (1988-11-15) | 3008 | 30.0 | 18.0/2718.0/27 |
| 56 | 7 | "Changes" | Nick Havinga | Lisa A. Bannick | November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21) | 3007 | 29.9 | 18.0/28 |
| 57 | 8 | "My Back Pages" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Ron Burla | November 28, 1988 (1988-11-28) | 3012 | 24.2 | 15.6/23 |
| 58 | 9 | "Alone Again, Naturally" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Paul Fusco | December 5, 1988 (1988-12-05) | 3013 | 24.0 | 15.5/23 |
| 59 | 10 | "Do You Believe in Magic?" | Tony Csiki | Scott Spencer Gorden | December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) | 3009 | 30.9 | 18.6/28 |
| 60 | 11 | "Hide Away" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Pepoon | January 9, 1989 (1989-01-09) | 3014 | 28.7 | 17.6/26 |
| 61 | 12 | "Fight Back" | Nick Havinga | Seth Weisbord | January 16, 1989 (1989-01-16) | 3016 | 30.8 | 18.1/27 |
| 62 | 13 | "Suspicious Minds" | Nick Havinga | Al Jean & Michael Reiss | January 23, 1989 (1989-01-23) | 3010 | 34.0 | 20.4/30 |
| 63 | 14 | "Baby Love" | Nick Havinga | Lisa A. Bannick | February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06) | 3011 | 38.9 | 22.8/32 |
| 64 | 15 | "Running Scared" | Gary Shimokawa | Steve Pepoon | February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13) | 3017 | 30.0 | 17.8/27 |
| 65 | 16 | "Standing in the Shadows of Love" | Nick Havinga | David Cohen & Roger S.H. Schulman | February 20, 1989 (1989-02-20) | 3015 | 30.7 | 18.4/27 |
| 66 | 17 | "Superstition" | Gary Shimokawa | Steve Pepoon | February 27, 1989 (1989-02-27) | 3020 | 29.1 | 17.6/26 |
| 67 | 18 | "Torn Between Two Lovers" | Nick Havinga | Beverly Archer | March 6, 1989 (1989-03-06) | 3021 | 34.2 | 20.7/30 |
| 68 | 19 | "Funeral for a Friend" | Paul Fusco | Scott Spencer Gorden | March 20, 1989 (1989-03-20) | 3023 | 30.0 | 18.0/28 |
| 69 | 20 | "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" | Nick Havinga | Alicia Marie Schudt | March 27, 1989 (1989-03-27) | 3022 | 28.0 | 17.1/27 |
| 70 | 21 | "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" | Howard Storm | Paul Fusco & Lisa A. Bannick | April 10, 1989 (1989-04-10) | 3026 | 28.1 | 17.6/28 |
| 71 | 22 | "Like an Old Time Movie" | Nick Havinga | Nelson Costello | April 17, 1989 (1989-04-17) | 3003 | 22.7 | 14.7/26 |
| 72 | 23 | "Shake, Rattle and Roll" | Nick Havinga | Ron Burla | May 1, 1989 (1989-05-01) | 3018 | 24.0 | 14.5/24 |
| 73 | 24 | "Having My Baby" | Nick Havinga | Lisa A. Bannick | May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08) | 3019 | 25.1 | 15.7/27 |

### Season 4 (1989–90)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 74 | 1 | "Baby, Come Back" | Paul Miller | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18) | 4002 | 22.5 |
| 75 | 2 | "Lies" | Paul Miller | Jordan Tabat & Wesley Stern | September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25) | 4003 | 22.4 |
| 76 | 3 | "Wanted: Dead or Alive" | Nick Havinga | Victor Fresco | October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02) | 4004 | 22.3 |
| 77 | 4 | "We're in the Money" | Paul Miller | Jeanne Baruch & Jeanne Romano | October 9, 1989 (1989-10-09) | 4001 | 22.7 |
| 78 | 5 | "Mind Games" | Nick Havinga | Jerry Stahl | October 16, 1989 (1989-10-16) | 3024 | 23.4 |
| 79 | 6 | "Hooked on a Feeling" | Nick Havinga | Victor Fresco | October 23, 1989 (1989-10-23) | 4005 | 22.6 |
| 80 | 7 | "He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother" | Paul Fusco | Paul Fusco & Lisa A. Bannick | October 30, 1989 (1989-10-30) | 4006 | 21.4 |
| 81 | 8 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Paul Fusco | Paul Fusco & Lisa A. Bannick | November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06) | 4007 | 23.9 |
| 82 | 9 | "Live and Let Die" | Tony Csiki | Steve Pepoon | November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13) | 4008 | 24.4 |
| 83 | 10 | "Break Up to Make Up" | Tony Csiki | Anne Meara | November 20, 1989 (1989-11-20) | 4009 | 22.9 |
| 84 | 11 | "Happy Together" | Paul Fusco | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | November 27, 1989 (1989-11-27) | 4010 | 22.6 |
| 85 | 12 | "Fever" | Paul Miller | Bruce David | December 4, 1989 (1989-12-04) | 3025 | 22.7 |
| 86 | 13 | "It's My Party" | Nick Havinga | Steve Pepoon | December 11, 1989 (1989-12-11) | 4012 | 23.2 |
| 87 | 14 | "Make 'Em Laugh" | Nick Havinga | Howard Bendetson | January 8, 1990 (1990-01-08) | 4011 | 23.5 |
| 88 | 15 | "Love on the Rocks" | Nick Havinga | Cecile Alch & Patricia Niedzialek | January 15, 1990 (1990-01-15) | 4014 | 21.7 |
| 89 | 16 | "True Colors" | Paul Miller | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | January 22, 1990 (1990-01-22) | 4015 | 18.8 |
| 90 | 17 | "Gimme That Old Time Religion" | Paul Fusco | Leslie Ann Podkin | January 29, 1990 (1990-01-29) | 4016 | 20.9 |
| 91 | 18 | "Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" | Nick Havinga | Victor Fresco | February 5, 1990 (1990-02-05) | 4013 | 20.5 |
| 92 | 19 | "When I'm 64" | Paul Miller | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | February 12, 1990 (1990-02-12) | 4018 | 29.3 |
| 93 | 20 | "Mr. Sandman" | Paul Miller | Steve Pepoon | February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19) | 4019 | 21.0 |
| 94 | 21 | "Stayin' Alive" | Nick Havinga | Victor Fresco | February 26, 1990 (1990-02-26) | 4020 | 21.9 |
| 95 | 22 | "Hungry Like the Wolf" | Nick Havinga | Paul Fusco | March 3, 1990 (1990-03-03) | 4021 | 17.4 |
| 96 | 23 | "I Gotta Be Me" | Paul Miller | Beverly Archer | March 10, 1990 (1990-03-10) | 4017 | 17.5 |
| 97 | 24 | "Consider Me Gone" | Nick Havinga | Story by : Ian Praiser Teleplay by : Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic & Victor Fresco | March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24) | 4022 | 21.7 |